Bottle-stopper.



J. DURAN.

BOTTLE STOPPER.

APPLICATION FILED AUG.19, 1912'.

1,060,237. Patented Apr. 29, 1913.

' INVENTO R J1] arm? ATTORNEYS JOHN DURAN, OF WALTERSBURG, PENNSYLVANIA.

BOTTLE-STOPPER.

Application filed August 19, 1912.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Apr. 29, 1913.

Serial No. 715,836.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN DURAN, a subject of the Emperor ofAustria-Hungary,

residing at VValtersburg, in the county of Fayette and State ofPennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inBottle-Stoppers, of which the fol lowing is a specification, referencebeing had therein to the accompanying drawing.

This invention relates to bottle stoppersand has for its object toprovide a device of such class in a manner as hereinafter provide abottle stopper which is simplev in its construction and arrangement,strong,

capable of being detachably secured to the bottle, efficient andconvenient in its use and comparatively inexpensive to manufacture.

With the foregoing and other objects in view the invention consists of anovel construction, combination and arrangement of parts as hereinaftermore specifically described and illustrated in the accompanying drawingswherein is shown an embodiment of the invention, but it is to beunderstood that changes, variations and modifications can be resorted towhich come within the scope of the claims hereunto appended.

In describing the invention in detail, reference is had to theaccompanying drawings wherein like reference characters denotecorresponding parts throughout the several views.

Figure 1 is an elevation of a bottle stopper in accordance with thisinvention showing the adaptation thereof in connection with a bottleneck, the latter being shown in section, Fig. 2 is a vertical sectionalview of a bottle stopper in accordance with this invention, showing theadaptation thereof in connection with a bottle neck, the latter beingillustrated in section, Fig. 3 is a top plan view of the bottle stopper,Fig. 4 is a sect-ion on line IVIV Fig. 2, Fig. 5 is a section on line VVFig. 2, and Fig. 6 is a section on line VIVI Fig. 2.'

Referring to the drawings in detail 1 denotes the body portion of abottle provided with a neck 2 providing a throat 3, the upper end of theneck 2 has its periphery formed with an annular bead 4. The foregoingelements are of known construction.

A bottle stopper in accordance with this invention includes a resilientretaining collar 5 preferably formed of rubber and which frictionallyengages the wall of the throat 3 at the upper end thereof. Extendingthrough the collar 5 and frictionally engaging therewith is a hollowcylindrical sleeve 6 formed integral at its upper end with the lowerface of a circular disk 7. The disk is provided with a centrallydisposed opening 8, the wall of which forms a continuation of the innerface of the sleeve 6. The disk 7 is seated upon the top edge of the neck2 and is provided with a pair of oppositely disposed arms 9 which arebent to extend around the bead 4 and engage the periphery of the neck 2as clearly shown in Figs. 1 and 2. The arms 9, are detachably connectedto the neck 2 by a flexible member 10 which engages with the lower endsof the arms 9 and has its ends twist-ed together as at 11 whereby thearms 9 are maintained in engagement with the neck 2. The sleeve 6 at itslower end is formed with a diametrically opposed pair of valved outlets12 through which the contents of the bottle can be discharged when thevalvular member, to be presently referred to, is shifted to open theoutlets 12. The inner face of the sleeve 5 constitutes a valve seat andwhich is engaged by an elongated hollow tubular valvular member 13, thelatter being of a length as to project above and depend below the sleeve6.

The member 13 near its lower end is formed with a pair of openings 14,adapted when the member 13 is shifted, to register with the outlets 12whereby the contents of the bottle can enter the member 13 and bedischarged from the outer end thereof. Mounted upon the lower end of themember 13 is an annular gasket 15 which is maintained in engagement withthe lower end of the sleeve 6 by a collar 16 and fixedly secured to themember 13. Extending into the inner end of the member 13 is awedgeshaped block 17 which not only closes the inner end of the member13 but also flares the said inner end whereby the collar 16 and gasket15 are maintained in position upon the inner end of the member 13.

The reference character 18 denotes a disk provided with a rim 19, thelatter being cut away to form a pair of shoulders 20, 21. The disk 18centrally thereof is formed with a circular opening 22, the wall ofwhich forms a continuation of the inner face of 21 the outlets 12 areclosed by the valvular member 13.

The bottle stopper is detachably connected to the bottle neck so'that itcan be readily removed and used in connection with any bottle ifdesired. The closing of the outlets 12 by the member 13 prevent anyforeign matter from entering the outlet. The diam-- eter of the sleeve 6with respect to the inner diameter of the collar 5 is such that when thesleeve is mounted in position it will compress the collar 6, under suchconditions the sleeve 6 will be secured from vertical movement due tothe binding action of the collar 5 between the wall of the throat of,

the neck and the periphery of the sleeve 6.

What I claim is A bottle stopper comprising a resilient collar adaptedto frictionally engage the When the arm 23 is not under the bead of abottle neck for securing the disk thereto, said sleeve of greater lengththan said collar and at its lower end provided with a pair of outlets, ahollow vertical member extending through and of greater length than saidsleeve and provided with a pair of openings adapted to register withsaid outlets, a vertical arm projecting upwardly from the edge of saiddisk, a gasket mounted upon the lower end of said member and abuttingagainst said sleeve, a plug extending in the lower end of saidmember forclosing it and for further flaring said lower end to maintain thega'sket'in engagement with said sleeve, a disk carried by said memberand having its edge cut away to provide a pair of shoulders capable ofbeing engaged by said arm for limiting the movement of the member ineither direction.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in the presence of twowitnesses.

JOHN DURAN. Witnesses:

FRANK POLLAOK, WOJACH OLEszKIoWIoz.

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